BEST WESTERN Marks Tey Hotel

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BEST WESTERN Marks Tey Hotel.

Conveniently located near Colchester.

BEST WESTERN Marks Tey Hotel is ideally located just 4 miles from Colchester, Britains oldest recorded town!

When you stay here, you'll be a brushstroke away from Constable Country, while Colchester Zoo, the Norman Castle and wider Suffolk are all within easy reach too.With excellent bedrooms, a huge choice of meeting and function rooms as well as a fantastic Lifestyle Health & Leisure Club, we have everything you might need here at the BEST WESTERN Marks Tey Hotel.

Facilities

Brasserie Restaurant

Our brasserie - style food is served with a modern twist. Enjoy a leisurely 3-course meal or tuck in to an informal meal from our Comfort Food or Specials menu!

Opening hours

Breakfast:

06:30 - 10:30

Lunch:

12:30 - 15:30

Dinner:

18:30 - 21:30

Weekend times may vary

Cocktail Bar

Our bar offers an extensive menu ranging from freshly prepared sandwiches and bar meals or delicious a la carte. The lounge area is a comfortable place to relax and unwind with a range of beverages.Sky sports is projected onto a screen or showing the news coverage.

To make sure your day is just as you always imagined, we'll appoint a Wedding Planner to be your direct point of contact throughout the planning and preparation. They'll be on hand to guide you through the arrangements and personally look after all the tiny details that can make such a big difference!

Wedding service and reception venue

Best Western Marks Tey Hotel is the perfect setting for wedding reception for up to 180 seated guests. With extensive grounds for stunning photographs and a great choice of function rooms, the hotel is the ideal setting for a small and intimate ceremony or a larger traditional wedding.

Catering

We have created a range of menus to suit every taste, so just pop the question and we'll see what we can do!

Honeymoon Suite

Our bridal suite is furnished to a high standard, has a top of the range flat screen TV in the lounge and with the standard amenities and faciltities such as hairdryer, trouser press, bathrobes, bottled water, fridge, air conditioning, in room safe, extra pillows and duvet.

Shopping

The hotel has a range of meeting rooms suitable for small intimate meetings, one on one interviews or larger conferences for up to 200 delegates. Great Value delegate packages and FREE wifi included in the price. That's what we call taking care of business!

Available room set ups

BanquetBoardroomClassroomTheatreU shape

Room

Theatre

Classroom

U-Shape

Boardroom

Banquet

Claudius

70

40

30

30

70

Constable

0

20

18

20

0

Gainsborough

0

18

16

18

0

Dedham

0

0

10

11

0

Chelmer

0

0

10

12

0

Balkan

200

100

50

60

180

Colne

20

12

10

0

0

Orwell

20

12

10

0

0

Deben

8

6

0

0

0

Stour

8

6

0

0

0

Have an enquiry? Contact events on 0845 620 0506

Reviews

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:Based on 622 traveller reviews

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The staff make up for the shabby decor

24/07/2015KatElizabethxo, London

Driving up to this hotel my first thoughts were 'what have we booked?'. This changed when walking though the entrance to a nice lobby with welcoming staff.
Getting to our room, my thoughts reverted ...more

Driving up to this hotel my first thoughts were 'what have we booked?'. This changed when walking though the entrance to a nice lobby with welcoming staff.
Getting to our room, my thoughts reverted back. The curtains were ripped and stained, there was a camp bed set up (?!?!?!) I sat on this to open the window and went straight though it. The bed base fabric was ripped and the tv was the size of my satnav.
To be honest for the price of our room I was expecting something a bit nicer.
The staff 100% made up for this however, so attentive and even made us a swan out
of towels which we requested for a laugh!
I probably would come and stay again but would ask for a room that was a bit more updated. less

Interesting weekend!

23/07/2015rjp2007, Cuffley, United Kingdom

Don't be put off by the peeling paint visible as you drive into the extensive car park, for once inside apart from frayed stair carpet, the hotel is well appointed, clean and relatively modern. Could ...more

Don't be put off by the peeling paint visible as you drive into the extensive car park, for once inside apart from frayed stair carpet, the hotel is well appointed, clean and relatively modern. Could not fault the welcome, trainee receptionist last Saturday was very efficient and told us everything we needed to know.
Had read previous reviews about various rooms with some trepidation but we found room 264 (definitely avoid the back of the hotel and the constant roar of the A12 and a busy railway) overlooking the car park relatively quiet albeit very hot as it is in full sun and the curtains had been left open. Whilst so called executive rooms have air conditioning, this had little effect being set at a minimum of 19 degrees and did not seem to work through the night.
The room was clean, comfortable and reasonably well appointed. However, it was not nearly as large as other similarly styled rooms we have stayed in elsewhere, the television was tiny and I felt at in excess of £160 per night this was expensive for what it is especially as I booked back in February. Beware websites offering so called 'best rates'!
On Saturday afternoon the bar was taken over by a regimental reunion and whilst I have the greatest respect for our armed forces some of their language and behaviour was boorish but that is not the fault of the hotel. Things were much quieter by the evening thankfully. Despite this, we could not fault the bar service and well done to the lady who seemed to manage very well on her own on Saturday. Bar prices were very reasonable and a good range of bar snacks also at reasonable prices was available.
Much quieter on Sunday, excellent breakfast containing everything one would expect at a hotel of this standard and staff were efficient, polite and friendly.
One outstanding piece of service worthy of mention - I had forgotten to take a phone charger and the receptionist produced one for me. I'll even forgive the 'you're welcome, mate' when I thanked him!!
No issues with service, food drink or cleanliness and comfort although we felt the accommodation was on the expensive side for what we got but would both recommend and use again.less

A birthday treat

22/07/2015Jenilwren,

My boyfriend and I stayed here for a mid week break to celebrate my birthday in 2014. A very nice experience, the room was clean, staff friendly and facilities were small but pleasant. We had afternoo...more

My boyfriend and I stayed here for a mid week break to celebrate my birthday in 2014. A very nice experience, the room was clean, staff friendly and facilities were small but pleasant. We had afternoon tea in the restaurant which was delightful, and dinner in the evening was good for value. The pool is small but clean and the gym is quant, it has all the necessities. less

Extremely efficient and friendly

21/07/2015cloisonne, London, United Kingdom

We have stayed in many hotels in Essex and can't believe that we have never stayed here. The service was excellent, nothing was too much trouble, even being able to order a sandwich at the bar after 1...more

We have stayed in many hotels in Essex and can't believe that we have never stayed here. The service was excellent, nothing was too much trouble, even being able to order a sandwich at the bar after 10pm! The sandwich was lovely and came with all the trimmings. On departure the service was again excellent and even to the extent of recommending a lovely place to visit, which was a boating lake at Dedham, it was the best recommendation ever as it was soooo peaceful and scenic, with loads of swans, birds, dragonflies etc . Well done Mark Tey and all the staff.less

Shame about TV not working

21/07/2015,

the TV was not working.
Staff tried prob with the reception to tv as was travelling alone made it long night was offered a chance to move to another room if 1 was avail at 11pm but declined to latenes...more

the TV was not working.
Staff tried prob with the reception to tv as was travelling alone made it long night was offered a chance to move to another room if 1 was avail at 11pm but declined to lateness.
No offer of any refund.less